Animal Park 3199813 216001865 2008-05-30T17:12:19Z 92.21.99.20 /* Content */ '''''Animal Park''''' is a [[television documentary]] about the life of keepers and animals at [[Longleat Safari Park]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. It also covers the daily life of workers in [[Longleat|Longleat House]], the estate and the gardens. ==Main Series== Animal Park is broadcast by the [[BBC]] on [[BBC Two]], with repeats appearing on [[BBC One]] on occasion, is presented by [[Ben Fogle]] and [[Kate Humble]]. The show's first series was aired in [[2000]], and there have since been seven additional series of the show, with a ninth currently being filmed.<ref>[http://www.longleat.co.uk/animal-park.html Longleat - As featured on BBC's Animal Park<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is also shown on [[UKTV People]] and [[UKTV Gold]]. ==Content== The show features all kinds of animals in residence at the park, with some of the most commonly featured being Trevor the [[ostrich]], Jolly the [[giraffe]], Nico the [[gorilla]] and the late Babs the [[Rhinoceros|Rhino]] and Kabir the [[lion]]. Notable events across the programme's history include the reclocation of the park's herd of [[elephants]] to [[France]], countless animal births and the introduction of three new South African [[white rhinos]] to establish a breeding herd. ==Spin Off Shows== There have been two spin offs from the main series. The first of which, Animal Park: Wild In Africa, originally aired from Monday 27th February 2006 to Friday 10th March on BBC2. The show followed wildlife experts in Namibia as they went about their work with the animals of the country, including examining injured lions and studying water holes. The second series, titled Animal Park: Wild On The West Coast followed a similar structure in [[San Francisco]] and [[California]] and aired on BBC2 from Monday 23rd July 2007 to 3rd August 2007. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *http://www.longleat.co.uk/ *http://www.endemoluk.com/?q=node/60&tid=4 *http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000002340.asp [[Category:BBC television documentaries]]